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CHARLES F. STILLMAN, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

VELOCIPEDE.

' SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 377.869, dated February 14, 1888.

I Application filed October 21, 1887. Serial No. 252,976. (No model.) I

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES F. STILLMAN, of the city and State of New York, have invented an Improvement in Velocipedes, of which the following is a specification." I

In Letters Patent N 0. 324,605, granted to me August 18, 1885, a velocipede is represented in which the seat is formed by an imitation horse,with treadles and cranks for driving the main wheels, and a front steering-wheel; but

in velocipedes for children, especially. girls, the figure of a horse is not convenient as a seat.

. ward to the cranks, so that the treadles are Well adapted to the convenience of the rider. In the drawings, Figure 1 is an elevation with the near wheel removed, and Fig. 2 is a plan view with the seat removed.

The driving Wheels A A are connected by the crank-shaft B, and the steering-wheel Gis in a fork, D, having a handlebar, E, and handle F, and the main frame G of the machine extends downwardly and backwardly from the socket e, through which the handle-bar Epasses to the bearings 3 for the crank-shaft B, and this frame G is forked at 4, so as to give room for the movement of the cranks andconnecting-rods. The main portion of this frame G being a single tube, and the fork 4 extending upwardly at the back end, causes said frame to be entirely out of the way of the feet, legs, and clothing of the rider, and the seat K is supported by the vertical standards L, that are bolted to the back parts of the frame behind the bearings 3 and crank-shaft B. The upper ends of the standardsL arepreferably extended horizontally beneath the seat K, so as to firmly support the same, and there is usually-a back, 5, and arms 6 to the seat. The screws 7 pass through slots in the standards L, and are provided with clamping-nuts, so as to allow for raising or lowering said seat K; but there may are supported upon a pivot-bolt, 11, passing through the frame G near the fork 4, and the connecting-rods O are pivoted at their front ends to the treadles N, and their back ends surround the cranks upon the shaft B. These cranks may be at right angles, but usually they are opposite to each other. It will now be understood that the seat Kis in front of the shaft 13, as well as above it, so that there is no risk of the velocipede falling over backwardly; but the space below the seat is ample'for the free movements of thefeet andlegs of the rider, and the clothing or skirts of the girl are not liable to injury by contact with any parts of the machine, because there is ample space for the same below the seat, and the seat can be raised or lowered to. suit the convenience of the rider, and the handlebar is easily grasped for steering the vehicle.

I claim as my invention- 1. The combination, in a velocipede, with the driving and steeringwheels and the cranked axle and driving-gear, of a singletube or frame, G, extending downwardly "and backwardly from the fork-head of the steering-wheel, a fork, 4, connected at its low-er central portion to the back end of the frame G, and extending backwardly and upwardly, and having at its upper ends bearings for the cranked axle, substantially as specified.-

2. The combination, in a velocipede, with thedriving and steeringwheels andthe cranked axle and driving-gear, of asingle tube or frame, G, extending downwardly and backwardly from the fork-head of the steering-wheel, a fork, 4, connected at its lower central portion to the back end of the frame G, and extending backwardly and upwardly, and having at its upper ends bearings for the crankedaxle, the seat K, and the standards L, attached to the same and extending vertically below theback edge thereof, and screws for connecting the standards to the bearings for the axle, substantially as specified.

3. The combination, in a velocipede, with axle, of a single tube or frame, G, extending behind the forward edge of the seat, whereby downwardly and backwardly from the fork the treadles arein'a position toreceivea nearly head of the steering-wheel, a fork, 4, connected vertical thrust, substantially as specified.

at its lower central portion to the back end of Signed'by me this 17th day of October, A. 5 the frame G, and extendingbackwardly and up- D. 1887.

wardly and having at its upper ends bearings for the crankedaxle, the treadles N, and con- CHAS STILLMAN' necting-rods O, and the pivots 11, at the back Witnesses: ends of the treadles and at or near the junc- .GEO. T. PINCKNEY,

10 tion of the said fork and frame and below and 1 WILLIAM G. LIOTT. 

